Engbird vs HomGar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engbird
Monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity with smart sensors. View real-time and historical data, export it, and manage multiple devices and users. Supports various sampling intervals and multiple languages.
- Real-time temperature and humidity display
- Configurable sampling intervals
- Historical data viewing (day, week, month, year)
- CSV data export
- Multi-sensor and multi-user support
- Multi-language support
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Engbird is the easiest way to monitor the environmental conditions affecting the things you care about. Quickly pair the app with our Temperature & Humidity Smart Sensors and enjoy the sleek interface for viewing current and past conditions.It supports the following features: - Displays Temperature & Humidity in real-time. - The sampling interval can be configured for 10s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 30min, record length up to 30000. - Can easily view historical data by day, week, month, year, and can export historical data in csv format. - Support a mobile phone to access multiple sensors, you can also access multiple mobile phones with the same sensor - Multi-language support: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese.
HomGar
Manage your home and garden with a smart system. Remotely control appliances, schedule irrigation for your lawn, and set timers for various functions. Share device access with family members for seamless control.
- Remote appliance control
- Scheduled irrigation
- Simultaneous device control
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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HomGar, smart system for home and garden! 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Irrigation control: easy to set irrigation sheduled，nurture beatiful lawns of your garden. 3. Simultaneously control: multiple devices can be controlled with one App 4. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 5. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 6. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomGar at 2.2 against Engbird's 1.8. HomGar also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 13%). Engbird's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HomGar holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Engbird's written reviews are positive against 22% of HomGar's.
Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, HomGar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engbird | HomGar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (37 ratings) | 2.2 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Engbird
HomGar
Bugs and requests
Engbird
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup after updates
- Bluetooth connection issues, sensors not detected
- Temperature and humidity values displayed incorrectly
- Graph time scales do not match actual data
- Sensor names not displayed in app
Requested features
5 requests- Add push notifications for temperature/humidity alerts
- Improve graph functionality (zoom, customize, etc.)
- Allow calibration of temperature and humidity sensors
- Provide more detailed historical data export options
- Add support for multiple sensors/devices in one view
HomGar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Engbird
No in-app purchases
HomGar
No in-app purchases
